type of compass

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the happy gardener
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type of compass

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is it reall necessary to have a 'sighted compass' as opposed to an ordinary compass, surely as long as you have the map and a compass, you can still find letterboxes,i understood that this was the whole fun of the excercise, step closer to GPS i think, fun going out of it :roll: :roll:
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I personally think it is worth having a sighting compass
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Post by the happy gardener »

have today bought a silva 54,here's looking at many more boxes!! thank you :D
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good luck in useing it.
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Post by the happy gardener »

am off to do' A Dartmoor Trade' on saturday, will be my 4th charity walk, clocking up the boxes slowly but surely, might be a bit easier with my new compass! :D
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Post by Nik - KOTM »

A good sighting compass makes boxing much easier - I know as I have tried both but the invention of GPS has sort of ripped the fun out of boxing... and I use that too when I need the desire for speed!
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